1961 European Figure Skating Championships

The 1961 European Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters compete for the title of European Champion in the disciplines of men's singles,[1] ladies' singles,[2] pair skating,[3] and ice dancing.[4]

1961 European Figure Skating Championships
Type:ISU Championship
Date:January 26 – 29
Season:1961
Location:West Berlin, West Germany
Host:Deutscher Eislauf-Verband (DEV)
Venue:Berlin Sportpalast
Champions
Men's singles:
Alain Giletti
Ladies' singles:
Sjoukje Dijkstra
Pair skating:
Marika Kilius and Hans-Jürgen Bäumler
Ice dance:
Doreen Denny and Courtney Jones
Previous:
1960 European Figure Skating Championships
Next:
1962 European Figure Skating Championships

The competitions took place from January 26 to 29, 1961 in West Berlin, West Germany. The event took place without the participation of skaters from the Soviet Union not because of a political boycott, but rather because an exceptionally mild winter left the Russian skaters with insufficient ice for practice in their home country. The Soviet team was also withdrawn from the originally planned World Championships for the same reason, but that tournament was subsequently cancelled after Sabena Flight 548.[5]

The defending champions in all four divisions retained their titles. In the pairs competition, however, the champions Marika Kilius & Hans-Jürgen Bäumler faced a close battle with Margret Göbl & Franz Ningel, who had defeated them at the West German championships earlier in the season. Göbl & Ningel may have been penalized for including an illegal lift in their program.[6]

In the ladies' event, Sjoukje Dijkstra built up a lead in the compulsory figures that assured her of victory. Her free skating program was described as "exhausting". The stars of the free skating were Helli Sengstschmidt and Jana Mrázková, who both reportedly did triple salchow jumps in their programs.[6]

Alain Giletti likewise assured himself of victory by winning the figures by a large margin. All three medalists in the men's division gave fine free skating performances.[6]

Results

Men
Rank Name Nation Places
1 Alain Giletti France9
2 Alain Calmat France11
3 Manfred Schnelldorfer West Germany23
4 Peter Jonas Austria37
5 Emmerich Danzer Austria51.5
6 Robin Jones United Kingdom55.5
7 Sepp Schönmetzler West Germany65
8 Bodo Bockenauer East Germany80
9 Heinrich Podhasjski Austria79
10 Per Kjølberg Norway87
11 Peter Krick West Germany91
12 Wouter Toledo Netherlands111
13 Michael Flebbe East Germany112
14 Giordano Abbondati Italy122
15 Ragnar Wikström Finland135

Judges were

Ladies
Rank Name Nation Places
1 Sjoukje Dijkstra Netherlands9
2 Regine Heitzer Austria21
3 Jana Mrázková Czechoslovakia26
4 Karin Frohner Austria49
5 Dany Rigoulot France57
6 Helli Sengstschmid Austria58
7 Eva Grožajová Czechoslovakia77
8 Nicole Hassler France73
9 Diana Clifton-Peach United Kingdom66
10 Jitka Hlaváčková Czechoslovakia83
11 Anne Reynolds United Kingdom85
12 Karin Gude West Germany90
13 Fränzi Schmidt  Switzerland115
14 Christa Fassi-von Kuczkowski Italy136
15 Daniéle Giraud France141
16 Ursula Barkey West Germany147
17 Éva Csoma Hungary162
18 Helga Zöllner Hungary175
19 Dorette Bek  Switzerland169
20 Silvana Saccozzi Italy179
21 Gabriele Seyfert East Germany178
22 Sandra Brugnera Italy190
23 Heidemarie Steiner East Germany188
24 Willie ten Hoopen Netherlands216

Judges were

Pairs
Rank Name Nation Places
1 Marika Kilius / Hans-Jürgen Bäumler West Germany13
2 Margret Göbl / Franz Ningel West Germany14
3 Margit Senf / Peter Göbel East Germany38.5
4 Rita Blumenberg / Werner Mensching West Germany36
5 Diana Hinko / Heinz Döpfl Austria43.5
6 Hana Dvořáková / Karel Vosátka Czechoslovakia52.5
7 Valerie Hunt / Peter Burrows United Kingdom69.5
8 Gerda Johner / Rüdi Johner  Switzerland74.5
9 Irene Müller / Hans-Georg Dallmer East Germany75.5
10 Renate Rößler / Klaus Wasserfuhr East Germany78

Judges were

Ice dancing
Rank Name Nation Places
1 Doreen Denny / Courtney Jones United Kingdom7
2 Christiane Guhel / Jean Paul Guhel France14
3 Linda Shearman / Michael Philipps United Kingdom25
4 Mary Parry / Roy Mason United Kingdom26
5 Eva Romanová / Pavel Roman Czechoslovakia33
6 Rita Paucka / Peter Kwiet West Germany46
7 Olga Gilardi / Germano Ceccatini Italy47
8 Maria Grazia Boccacci / Gianfranco Canepa Italy63
9 Armelle Flichy / Pierre Brun France65
10 Jitka Babická / Jaromír Holan Czechoslovakia73
11 Györgyi Korda / Pál Vásárhelyi Hungary72
12 Christel Trebesiner / Gerald Felsinger Austria87
13 Margo Nissen / Klaus Ebel West Germany87
14 Marlyse Fornachon / Charly Pichard  Switzerland95
15 Martha Schamberger / Hans-Jürgen Schamberger West Germany98

Judges were

References
  1. http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-147122-164338-54457-0-file,00.pdf Archived 2011-06-03 at the Wayback Machine
  2. http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-147123-164339-54461-0-file,00.pdf Archived 2013-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
  3. http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-147120-164336-54459-0-file,00.pdf Archived 2007-04-12 at the Wayback Machine
  4. http://www.isu.org/vsite/vfile/page/fileurl/0,11040,4844-147119-164335-54460-0-file,00.pdf Archived 2013-12-05 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "News from Europe", Skating magazine, March 1961
  6. "The European Championships", Skating magazine, May 1961

Sources
  • Result List provided by the ISU
  • printed program of the Europeans
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